Container blowing and cooling apparatus



0. H. SAMUELS ON ET AL CONTAINER BLOWING AND COOLING APIARATUS Aug. 14, 1945.

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Indianapolis, Ind., asslgnors to S. & Z. Mann ,fa'cturing Company, Inc., c orporationof lndiana 7 Application October 1, 194 2; SerialNo. 460,370 7 1" l ndi napolis lnd a 8 Claims; (01.49 49 our present invention relates to improvements in container blowing machines and particularly to that class of machines for shaping and forming containers, particularly glass containers, by blowing methods wherein the moltenglass is deposited in a suitable mold and a supply of air, or other suitable fluid, under pressure is admitted to the mold for the purpose of forcing the molten glass against the sides ofthe mold to Shape the same to make th container and expanding the glass hollow.-'-

' In machines of this character, the blow head reciprocates relatively to'the mold and, at the same time, has'a rotary movement relative to the mold. In other words, themovement oi theblow head is somewhat spiral in its vertical movement and, because of this fact, it has heretofore been necessary to conduct the air pressureto the blow head through th'e medium offlexible "rubber hose connections.- V 5 Furthermore, by means 01' a process of blowing and cooling the glass container as" described in our co-pending application Serial No. 450,538 filed July 11, 1942, which issued as Patent No'. 2,363,999

on Nov. 28, 1944, the blowing air which is admit ted to the mold under comparatively low pressure is exhausted from the mold and then a stream of cooling air is admitted under considerably higher pressure: This, of course necessitates been shaped, theli'eat has a tendency to rapidly destroy any flexible hose which'may be used. Heretofore suchhose has been of rubber or'rubber composition and; in fact,various" types of I flexible h'ose have'been used but havebeen found our invention;

'vention mentof the arm! the frame ry nziaronei it end cooperating with a cam lo on the ra wise dispenses with aflexible rubber, or like, hose. For the purpose of disclosing the invention an embodiment thereof is disclosed in the accom- D yin drawing inwhich I .7

Fig. 1 is a plan view of arotary blowing apparatus, shown in this instance as having blow molds and their associated'blow h'eadsi Fig. 2- i 'a, side elevation, certain'parts being shown in section; or so much of the blowing apparatusas is necessary for t e purpose o'f-disclosing Fig; 3 is a longitudinalsectional view-oi a blow head'adapted for use in connection with ourin- Fig. 4is a perspective-view of the valve casing controlling the admission of blowing and cooling pressure to the blow head; i

Fig. 5 is a perspective view-of the'valve member cooperating with Fig. 4;

i s. 6A, B, and C areuiagrammaticn views showing the relationship of the ports of the valve shown: in Figs. '4 and' 5 withcthe valve' member during the operation 01' the apparatus} and Fig. 7 is a detailed view showing the cam groove in the blow headsupportt to rotate on a hollow vertical standard 2 and the frame proper carries a' plurality of molds 3 which, during their 'rotative -movement,*are adapted to be closed for the reception of'the' glass container rendered plastic byheat; and to have 01flmDed down on the'top thereof a blow head! and then adapted to beopened,-;aite'r the blowhe ad has i been raised again for the purposeof delivering the shapedcontainer.

' These parts are of the usual construction, and description thereof need not beel'aborated herein.

Each of the blow heads lisfmountedon a 'swingable arm 5 which armnot only oscillates but is raised vertically, fmounted upon a king pin 6 suitably supported in and to this'end the arm 'is oscillating verticalspiralmove 'isinduoed'through themediu'm of suitable cam mechanismgenerally indicated as th'e'frame'l'. The

q a by c m -pint opera tihg' in-a spiral groove 9in the hublll' of the movement or the hub arm; The vertical [0 on the kin'g'pini is" induced through a rocker arm Ill pivoted 'a't'fllf to at its rear me new head 4 is vertically adjustable in its 'supporting'arm 5 throughascrew and nutan rangement H which permits vertical adjustment accommodating molds or ing recess I4, Q

1 with suitable air ports 1 cess communicates througfian m the threaded stem l2 so that anairpassa'geispro erosive:

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i is hollow and through which the air delivery pipe I3 is adapted to pass and be projected somewhat below the bottom of the blow head proper.

The blow head 4 is provided with aneck receiv- A p fit dQWit-biiithe f'nck of the container supported inthe mold andthis recess has an angular groove I5 in the walls there; of covered by a liner qu h Wh Qi a -re ar mitted into the groove [5 will be directed limit: the neck of the container ing the same. The top of tlr' n vided through the stem l2 around the pipe l3; The upper end of the stem to the bottom of a valve is secured at its upper end in a intoi theiztop ,ilfilthfi salve}! 5.- annlllfilqglio he ilgaiQQQWEfifi-QEZL: ithlannu 2a .m the. r liretdpermittm passage 59f and the air. ixqmithese tworooves l9 and the airpipe l3 plus; hasan air thereinto m a ai ines 713 -.eutendmg: through thatch at theaairsupp xnipe-: .L ...-..-.=A.d.- mission; Qiaitttorthe airsunolr-pipe s co trol d a) rotary. tame member .2141- hich has seemed entiretopthereofra star 2.5,

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.withzrthe compressed 2 through a pressure reducing valve 40, is connected by a pipe 4| with a low pressure inlet port 42 on the valve 29. Therefore, after the low pressure air has been admitted to the blow head for the 5 purpose of shaping'the container, coolin high I6. This liner is provide'd l 1 Ms screw threaded ini i plug ZIHhreaded 2o wherein the. part A1. ant) th -alanine l3 throushsuita l .nopen-' thxsmzh the arms r210 as well as molds and blow heads supppigtedhonrthe-irame z,

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pressure may be admitted to the head'for the t l-Suhpdsdflfifiiig the container before it is removed om the'moldj Obviously, during the period inwhich the low pressure air is admitted to the mold for the purpose of shaping the container, -.this air should be held against escape from the container and mold in order to exert the proper the container. To this is'f-an escape passage from the head and 'erefore from the mold 3 by way jpas'sag. ".f flflduring the admission of low 's'su'rea'ir throu h the pipe l3, this passageway while there i h8,;whieh commupicates with a port 43 and an port 44, is closed. Thisis due to the fact rotated to a position nivre ster with the hawe e t the low aimdm the-mold ior .awsuifioient lengthwei'timez-tqasbape the. container, thew-va ve. .29 wil elahgaated .-.tc.;s-i,ii:.t to a positionesbvttmg; Q fi he low pressure supp y .t the bl w heada d e0 ectin ,thlQwfhaad with the.h gharesatire:v msnap At-: the;.-same;time that. this $h Zf=fi0mXthee19= pressure-air to the hishmessure aimtakes place-the ports43:-.and M p l that 'the'valve member 24 is eiscape'inart 1M.- QAs will be thrown into register so that theahzialread -.=ina the tc hta heh anditih h ehpressure lair admitted ta thefemttainer s r-mold mayascapeto the awe-sphere Wearathusenabled. to, attcr merz' him-ina, oi I the. lass containenin the. mold bwiishihe medi mzciittbe low; pressure airl flow a vst eamhi :hieh pressure cooling airqihtotand Hindus-h th me d thus blowing :out tithe,- not low n l-as ure ai tand, amaintaimna aiflaw :of coding high pressure air in the mold for the-purpose weliflgl 'heshheii e niaiaerthe l A d aunderstandmore :iul ythe opera,-

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suitable opening therein through which the pipe valve member 45 still further "and: into theghigh pressure cooling position; This-high: pressure coolingposition is maintained until the mold has approximately reached -itsdelivery position wherein the. striker'ann-la will strike .a stationary roller 5] 'to' rotate the valve member to its closed position. In this position.- it' willremain until itihas rotated again to strike the cam'49.

Likewise, in order to'close'andopen the escape port 44, the flngersof the star member 25' are adapted to initially-' strike a striker arm 52 mounted in the path thereof and stationarily supported, which striker arm willrotate the valve casing to move the ports 43 and 44- out of register so that, when the low pres'sureair is admitted to the blow he'ad,-'i-t will not escape from these ports. .-Assoon,' however, as the;va1ve mold has passed the blowingposition, that is,

the position wherein it is desiredto release the blowing pressure, the-fingersof the star'member 25 will strike a second'striker arm 53 which will rotate the valve to an open position with the ports 43 and 44 in register, thus permitting the escape of not only the'blowing pressure air but also of the cooling air during" the further rotary movement of the blowing mold. l

' In addition to the-cooling pressure"which'is admitted through the tube l'3 as heretofore described, we admit also a. cooling'pre'ssu're t'o the neck receiving socket H from the pipe 54 which is connected by a'suitable' T' coupling 55 with the inlet pipe 31. 1 Y I Furthermore, in order to accommodate the ver- *tical adjustment of the valve head, we provide in this pipe 3'! a rotatable joint 58. v In order to control the'flo'w-through the-escape ports 43 and 44,wepro'videj a screw plug 59 through the medium of which the size of the escape opening providing a communication between the air passage in the threaded stem l2 and the tort, is adjusted; Byadjusting the flow of air this manner the ,cooling airflow through the valve m "lds' 'andf'the containers formed therein may be controlled.

In order to hold the king pin 6 and its associated parts against rotation and furthermore in order to provide for a slight-rotativ'e adjustment of this king pin, We secureto the top of the king an arm 60 having a 39 may pass, which arm, at its opposite end, is provided with an elongated slot through which passes a clamping bolt. By fastening the clamping bolt tight, rotation of the arm is prevented and, at the same time, by slightly loosening the bolt a slight adjustment of the king pin 6 may be obtained.

It is to be noted that each of the blow heads is provided with an independent connection with a source of air pressure. Therefore, the air flow through each blow head may be independently controlled, thus making the blow head an independent unit with its air supply controllable independently of the air supply of the other blow heads. This provides for a nice adjustment of the air flow dependent upon the characteristic of each mold which is rather important in view of the fact that the molds, while being substantially all the same, may have slight variations in dimensions, etc.

It is to be understood that where we refer to air pressure, we contemplate any suitable fluid pressure for accomplishing the purposes desired.

We claim as our invention:

1. A rotary supporting frame, a supporting centralbore, a camvextending transversely-thereof and havinga bore communicating with said king pin bore, said cam .pin bore extendingto pin, a hub vertically movable on said king pin .to said hub, means and hub and adapted frame'and' having a pin mounted on saidskingpin king pin-supported on said the periphery of said .cam

and having a spiral slot therein. engaged by said cam pin for imparting an oscillating'movement associated with said frame and hub and adapted by. the rotation 'of said frame to vertically reciprocate said hub, saidhub having an internal groove thereinadapted to coincide with said cam pin bore when the hub is in a predetermined position, a blow head carried by said hub, conduit means for connecting said blow head with said hub groove-and c'onduit means for connecting said-king pin with a source of fluid under pressure.

2. In an apparatus for forming hollow glass containers, in combination, a stationary source of fluid under pressure, 'a rotatable frame, a king pin supported on said frame-relatively vertically stationary thereon and 'havinga hollow bore, conduit means rotating with said frame connecting said bore with said fluid pressure source, a hub mounted on and 'carried-by said king pin and vertically and oscillatingly movable on and relativelyto said king pin and having a fluid pressure recess, means associated with said frame by the rotation of said frame to vertically and oscillatingly move said hub, conduit means extending between said'recess andsaid king pin bore,'a blow head ad'- justably carried by said hub, means for adjustably positioning said blow head on said: hub and a flexible conduit rotatable with said-hub and blow head for connecting said blow head with said recess and permitting relative movement pin supported on said frame vertically stationary relatively to said frame, and having a hollow bore, a valve controlling the admission of fluid under pressure to said'king pin on said frame, conduit means extending between saidvalve and" king pin "bore; "conduit means extending between said valve and said source of 'fluid pressure supply, a hub mounted on and carried by said king pin, vertically movable on and relatively to said king pin and having a fluid pressure recess, means associated with said frame and hub and adapted by the rotary movement of said frame to vertically move said hub on said king pin, means for connecting said recess with said king pin bore, a blow head adiustably carried by said hub, means for adjustably positioning said blow head on said hub and a flexible conduit rotatable with said hub and blow head on said'frame for connecting said blow head with said recess and permitting relative movement between said blow head and hub.

4. In an apparatus for forming hollow glass containers, in combination, a rotatable frame, a king pin mounted on said frame and vertically stationary thereon, tively to said frame, said king pin having a hollow bore. connected to said conduit, a hub mounted on and carried by said king pin oscillatingly and vertically movable on and relatively to said king pin having a fluid pressure recess, means associated with said frame an hub and adapted by the rotary movement of said frame to oscillatingly bore .bore and mounted a conduit stationary relaand vertically move said hub,.a fluid-pressure connection between said recess and said king pin 7 frame, a source ,of fluid under relatively high pressure, pressure reducing meanswcarriediby Lsaidframe, a pressure conduit extendingbetween said pressure reducing means and said source :of fluid under relatively high-pressure, ,a blow .head supportedon said frame, a valve carried by said frame, conduit connections between said valve and said pressure reducing means and be- -tween said valve and said. high pressure source, said valve controlling. the admission .of fiuid'under high and low pressure to said blow head, conduit connections between said valve and said hlow head, a valve carried on said blow head, and means operatively associated with saidblow head valve and controlling the egress of fluidunder pressure from saidblow head I 1 l i 6. In .an apparatus for, ioiming hollow glass containers, in combination, a rotary supporting frame, a supporting king pin carried on said irame, vertically stationary relatively thereon and having acentral bore, a hub vertically and rotatably movable on said kingpin, means associated with said frame and hub adapted by the rotary movement of saidiram to vertically move the hub and rotate the same on the king pin,-.said hub having a fluid pressure recess, mean,s.vior

connecting said recesswith said king pin bore, 6

a blow head supported On [said hub, sources of fluid under relatively thigh and relatively low a pressure, a valvecarried on said frame and controlling the flowof fluid under pressure to said king pinbore. from saidsources of relatively high and. relatively low pressures, a conduit connecting said recess with said blow head, and a secondary valve on said blow head controlling theegress of fluid underpressure from said blow head.

"7, In an apparatus for forming hollow glass containers, in combination, a, rotatable frame, a plurality of blow heads carried by said frame, a fluid pressure supply conduit associated withsaid frame relatively stationary with respect to said frame and adaptedv to supply a fluid underrelatively high pressure, a'control valve {or each .of said blow heads, :a pressure 'reducing'meams' for each of :said plow heads, means 'associatedwith said frame for connecting each of lsaidxreducing means with said supply conduitrmeansassociated with said Irame-ior connecting :each'of said control valves with itsassoci'ated pressure reducing mean, means for connecting each of said "control valves with said fluid pressure, supplycon-duit, means connecting each of said blow heads with its associated control valveand means for operating each of said control valves by therotation of said frame to initiallyconnect itsassociated -blowhead withqthe fluid pressure supplyconduitlsupplying fluid under relatively high pressure 1 through, said reducing means and then directly with said fluid pressure supply conduit supplying fluid under relatively high pressure. v

8. In-"anapparatus for forming hollow glass containers, in combination, a rotatable frame, a plurality of k g p ns supported on said frame,

each of said king pins having a hollow bore,;,a

blow head supported on each of-said king-pins, means associated with said frame for vertically and oscillatingly moving said blow heads on said king pins, means for connecting the hollow bore of each of said king pins with its supported blow head, a supply conduit associated with said frame, stationary, relatively thereto and adapted to supply fluid under relatively high pressure, a control valve associated with each of said king pins,

a fluid pressure reducing means associated with each of said king pins, conduit means ior said pressure reducing means connected with said relatively stationary conduit, means for connecting the hollow bore of each king pin with its associated control valve, means for connecting each control valve with its pressure reducing means,

means .for connecting said control valves directly with saidsupply conduit supplying fluid under relatively high pressure and means for operating v each of said control valves .bythe rotation of said 'frame to initially connect it sassociated kingpin bore with said conduit. supplying fluidunderrelatively high pressure through said reducing means fluid unde'r relatively high pressure,

and then directly with said conduit supplying 

